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title: "Liverpool announce pre-season plans"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Daniel Emery"
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published: "2018-06-06T11:09:53Z"
modified: "2018-06-06T11:09:53Z"
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# Liverpool announce pre-season plans

Liverpool FC has today announced four UK friendlies that will take place this July to kick-off the Reds 2018/19 pre-season programme.

Chester FC v Liverpool FC, Saturday 7th July, Kick-off 3pm BST Tranmere Rovers v Liverpool FC, Wednesday 11th July, Kick-off 7.45pm BST Bury v Liverpool FC, Saturday 14th July, Kick-off 7.30pm BST Blackburn Rovers v Liverpool FC, Thursday 19th July, Kick-off 7.45pm BST LFC will play Chester FC at the Swansway Chester Stadium for the first time in what promises to be an exciting start to the team’s pre-season preparations.

This will be the third consecutive summer that the squad have visited Prenton Park after previously running out 1-0 winners in 2016 with striker Danny Ings scoring, before last year’s 4-0 victory.

Bury will take on Liverpool FC at the Energy Check Stadium at Gigg Lane. The fixture will see the sides play for the first time at the Shakers home since they met in 1962, for a game which saw 21,871 fans descend on Gigg Lane to watch Bill Shankly’s side beat Bury 3-0.

Jurgen Klopp’s side are also set to face Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park in a pre-season friendly. The sides last met in the 2015 FA Cup 6th round replay which saw LFC claim a thrilling 1-0 victory.

Liverpool FC’s UK pre-season friendlies will kick-off the team’s summer campaign that will see the Reds visit the USA for the International Champions Cup (22nd -28th July), and Ireland where the they will take on SCC Napoli at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday 4th August.

Tickets for the Reds pre-season friendlies in the UK will go on sale soon. Fans are asked to keep checking www.liverpoolfc.com/tickets/tickets-availability for ticket notices.